This photograph was taken during the visit of the American president to Bratislava in the year 2005. George W. Bush met, among others, a group of dissidents and opposition leaders from 13 countries of Central and Eastern Europe, among which was also Mr. Alexander Bachnar.
I participate in practically all activities that have some sort of connection with Judaism. I attend various openings of restored synagogues. I go to openings of exhibitions about the Holocaust. I participate in various tours. I've already been to Auschwitz three times. I was on a tour of Sobibor. Further, it has to a large degree affected me that during the Slovak National Uprising I was a commander of one Jewish partisan group. Today I'm practically the only living commander of this group. I was also for this reason recommended for decoration. Decoration with a memorial medal of the Holocaust Museum in Washington. That I was invited to meet the President of America, Bush.